Dr. Diana Reckien
Researcher
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,
Germany

Dr. Diana Reckien holds a PhD in Geography. She started her studies in Greifswald with a focus on the geography of tourism, continuing at the universities of Utrecht and Dresden. For her PhD, she undertook studies in two case study areas (Liverpool and Leipzig) assessing the urban development, most notably the causes and consequences of urban sprawl in these old-industrial areas. Her research interests include climate change impacts and vulnerabilities and climate change adaptation with a particular focus on urban areas in high-income and low-income regions. She is currently project leader “Sustainable adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate change with respect to Lifestyles and Consumption Patterns”.